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| 1427733 | 2016-10-23 09:14:00 | Warnings over Dirty Cow Linux bug - www.bbc.co.uk | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1427734 | 2016-10-23 09:42:00 | www.debian.org For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.36-1+deb8u2. Why wait for the first Tuesday of the month ;) |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1427735 | 2016-10-23 19:08:00 | Is it as bad as they are making it out to be. Just wondering since people want to bag MS recently. I discovered that article while browsing the news | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1427736 | 2016-10-23 19:49:00 | Just wondering since people want to bag MS recently What has that to do with a Linux bug? And should we throw the bag, M$ and all their evil crap off the Tallahatchie bridge? |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1427737 | 2016-10-23 20:24:00 | What has that to do with a Linux bug? And should we throw the bag, M$ and all their evil crap off the Tallahatchie bridge? Do you really need to ask that question ?? Just to keep in the loop. As soon as some bug hits Windows some Linux users have great enjoyment in posting links to previous bugs multi times on and on and on. Yet claim Linux is so perfect. Then there's other Linux Users who act like adults and just carry on with their lives as they know nothing is perfect. If that bug hits Linux web servers, worst case they wouldn't have to worry about a few windows computers not working , it could potentially take down the internet and play hell with phones if hackers decide to exploit the Vulnerability . it has been present in the Linux kernel since version 2.6.22 in 2007, and it is very easy to reliably exploit. We're told it is also present in Android, which is powered by the Linux kernel. And this is really a laugh :lol: --to hard so sweep it under the carpet and it will go away. Earlier this week, Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds admitted he had tried to fix the issue, unsuccessfully, 11 years ago, and then left it alone because at the time it was hard to trigger. Since then, the bug has become far more exploitable due to changes in the kernel's design. Its the same with ANY bug, if its not known, or exploited then usually harmless, but now its well known, the "wanna-be's" and real nasty buggers will be having a go, esp if its easy to exploit. The big question is how many Linux uses will even bother to fix their systems ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1427738 | 2016-10-23 21:10:00 | I have stated previously that in my opinion no OS is perfect, so we agree there. Microsoft are improving their patching time-frames, but at the cost of reliability for some users. Still not as nimble as the major Linux distros though. As far as the dirty copy on write bug goes, the big concern is the unpatched routers, android phones and IOT pustules, all over the place everywhere. and will the manufacturers of said devices patch them? Will they bollocks!! Or will we have to adapt to a world with none of these? Or a world full of malicious fridges and toasters all wrapped up in huge bot-nets. Back to the dark ages I say, and pass the abacus, slide-rule and a newspaper, ta. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1427739 | 2016-10-23 21:14:00 | Just Media Hype and Paranoia. When I could, I would turn off all Microsoft Security Patches and fixes, and never had a problem that wasn’t easily fixed. Now you can’t simply turn the damn things off and Microsoft go right ahead and install fixes for what is already working fine, and end up crippling your computer. I guess they are working on the principle that whilst the computer is inoperable it is safe from Security Breaches. :rolleyes: |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1427740 | 2016-10-23 21:48:00 | Just Media Hype and Paranoia. Two Questions. 1. If you did something to cause, or you got hacked would you still say that ? 2. Are you going to patch your MOooooooooo ? |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1427741 | 2016-10-23 22:36:00 | I have stated previously that in my opinion no OS is perfect, so we agree there. Microsoft are improving their patching time-frames, but at the cost of reliability for some users. Still not as nimble as the major Linux distros though. As far as the dirty copy on write bug goes, the big concern is the unpatched routers, android phones and IOT pustules, all over the place everywhere. and will the manufacturers of said devices patch them? Will they bollocks!! Or will we have to adapt to a world with none of these? Or a world full of malicious fridges and toasters all wrapped up in huge bot-nets. Back to the dark ages I say, and pass the abacus, slide-rule and a newspaper, ta. Thanks Dave a sensible answer which is what I wanted. I wasn't meaning you when I said some continually bag MS there are plenty on here who are more than happy to take that on. |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1427742 | 2016-10-23 22:55:00 | Thanks Dave a sensible answer which is what I wanted. I wasn't meaning you when I said some continually bag MS there are plenty on here who are more than happy to take that on. That's OK, I have been guilty of bagging them a bit. I'll try to be more balanced in the old rhetoric. The whole thing with all these embedded Linux devices will take some fixing though . I might just replace my Spark ADSL modem-router when non-vulnerable ones come on the market. Won't hurt as it's the crappy old TG582n one they give out. Don't have a smartphone so no worries about Android, and our fridge and toaster are ancient too. Yee Har, finally an advantage to being a late-adopter. :D |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
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